These facts, however, did not deter UTA from defending its position on Twitter Sunday night. In an exchange between the official RideUTA account and Utah Political Capitol co- founder Eric Ethington (EricEthington), UTA claimed that 8220;all salaries are based on market value and are below or average for the industry. 8221; Ethington, now a resident of Boston, further queried which 8220;market value8221; scale UTA was using, as the UTA general manager makes more than the heads of the Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Boston transportation authorities. The UTA official running the account noted that the link Ethington had provided was from 2010, and that it may no longer be correct. The official then stated they would follow up with Ethington after they looked into the figures.